RUMBA BASICS
1-4Step right foot forward, rock back onto left foot, step right foot back, hold for one beat
5-8Step left foot back, rock forward onto right foot, step left foot forward, hold for one beat
PIVOT TURN, CUBAN WALKS
1-2Step right foot forward, pivot ½ turn to left taking weight onto left foot
3-4Step right foot forward, hold for one beat
5-8Walk forward three small steps left right left (bump hips left right left) hold for one beat
HEEL JACK, CROSS HOLD, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Step right foot to right, cross left foot behind right foot
&3-4Small step back right foot, touch left heel diagonally forward, hold one beat
&5-6Small step back left foot, cross right foot in front of left foot, hold one beat
&7Step left foot to left, (small steps), cross right foot over left foot
&8Step left foot to left, (small steps), cross right foot over left foot
HEEL JACK, CROSS HOLD, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Step left foot to left, cross right foot behind left foot
&3-4Small step back left foot, touch right heel diagonally forward, hold one beat
&5-6Small step back right foot, cross left foot in front of right foot, hold one beat
&7Step right foot to right (small step), cross left foot over right foot
&8Step right foot to right (small step), cross left foot over right foot
SHIMMY RIGHT& LEFT, PADDLE TURN, CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN, TO RIGHT
1-4Step right foot to right & shimmy for two beats, tap left foot to right foot
5-8Step left foot to left & shimmy for two beats, tap right foot to left foot
9-12Step right foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to left, step right foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to left
13-14Cross right foot over left foot, rock back onto left foot
15&16Step right left right turning ½ to right
SHIMMY LEFT & RIGHT, PADDLE TURN, CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN TO LEFT
1-4Step left foot to left & shimmy for two beats, tap right foot to left foot
5-8Step right foot to right & shimmy for two beats, tap left foot to right foot
9-12Step left foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to right, step left foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to right
13-14Cross left foot over right foot, rock back onto right foot
15&16Step left right left turning ½ to left
REPEAT
1-4Step right foot forward, rock back onto left foot, step right foot back, hold for one beat
5-8Step left foot back, rock forward onto right foot, step left foot forward, hold for one beat
PIVOT TURN, CUBAN WALKS
1-2Step right foot forward, pivot ½ turn to left taking weight onto left foot
3-4Step right foot forward, hold for one beat
5-8Walk forward three small steps left right left (bump hips left right left) hold for one beat
HEEL JACK, CROSS HOLD, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Step right foot to right, cross left foot behind right foot
&3-4Small step back right foot, touch left heel diagonally forward, hold one beat
&5-6Small step back left foot, cross right foot in front of left foot, hold one beat
&7Step left foot to left, (small steps), cross right foot over left foot
&8Step left foot to left, (small steps), cross right foot over left foot
HEEL JACK, CROSS HOLD, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Step left foot to left, cross right foot behind left foot
&3-4Small step back left foot, touch right heel diagonally forward, hold one beat
&5-6Small step back right foot, cross left foot in front of right foot, hold one beat
&7Step right foot to right (small step), cross left foot over right foot
&8Step right foot to right (small step), cross left foot over right foot
SHIMMY RIGHT& LEFT, PADDLE TURN, CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN, TO RIGHT
1-4Step right foot to right & shimmy for two beats, tap left foot to right foot
5-8Step left foot to left & shimmy for two beats, tap right foot to left foot
9-12Step right foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to left, step right foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to left
13-14Cross right foot over left foot, rock back onto left foot
15&16Step right left right turning ½ to right
SHIMMY LEFT & RIGHT, PADDLE TURN, CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN TO LEFT
1-4Step left foot to left & shimmy for two beats, tap right foot to left foot
5-8Step right foot to right & shimmy for two beats, tap left foot to right foot
9-12Step left foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to right, step left foot forward, pivot 1/8 turn to right
13-14Cross left foot over right foot, rock back onto right foot
15&16Step left right left turning ½ to left
REPEAT
